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What Can Change a Suburb for Better?…

By Cate Bakos | August 8, 2015

Often investors will look to changes in an effort to find that special something, that little edge that can make the difference between a sound suburb and a suburb about to boom. From infrastructure changes to planning updates, new developments to exciting tourist magnets. A change of scene and the presence of new and cashed-up buyers can make…

….Do blocks like this exist anymore?… the Stunning Victorian on 850sqm

By Cate Bakos | July 26, 2015

Yesterday I bid for a very special repeat client, who this time had researched an exciting opportunity – a subdivision and large townhouse build behind a period property. Finding the right property was not easy; in fact we’d been working together for months. With a target price of sub-$700K, a need for train station to be…

…Why Newer is not Always Better…

By Cate Bakos | July 18, 2015

Recently we had a fantastic brief to assist with for a very sensible first home buyer. Her target budget was low to mid fives, and her questions were fabulous. Should she be buying brand-new? Should she target the grant for those who buy new? Would it be better to buy in a well-established area close to the…

…a fantastic Off-Market Potential Development Option

By Cate Bakos | July 12, 2015

We recently bid on a cute three bedroom house in Watsonia and walked away without the sold sticker. The property sold for $600,000, but because of a large tree in the backyard and a Department of Housing tenant on a further eighteen month lease, our cap of $590,000 stood firm and that property just wasn’t…

A Very Special Quest for a Large Family Home

By Cate Bakos | July 5, 2015

Back in April I had the pleasure of receiving a phone call from a prospective client. He and his fiancee had been searching for months for a suitably sized, long term family home in West Footscray and surrounds. Their search had been drawn-out and painful in part; from being pipped at auction to falling prey…

Second time lucky!…. a Geelong West Jewell

By Cate Bakos | June 27, 2015

Our regional city brief this month was in Geelong – a changing, exciting, waterside city just 50 minutes from Melbourne. Our lovely clients are thinking forward to where they are going to live and work – and came to us to help them make their wish a reality. Geelong never gets shrugged off by us.…

Winter Blues…. Spring is Just Around the Corner

By Cate Bakos | June 21, 2015

On Saturday we attended an auction for two fabulous repeat clients. Their portfolio acquisition plan this time around was to identify a sub-$600K house which could respond to rejuvenation now, and could potentially be sub-dividable in future. No easy feat, but Northern middle-to-outer-ring Watsonia was identified as a possible locality to target.      …

The Sun Wasn’t Shining on me in Sunshine on Saturday…

By Cate Bakos | June 14, 2015

We recently decided to pursue a property in arguably one of Sunshine’s best streets. Not only was the property in a great street, but was a stand-out, period property. This gorgeous, three bedroom, period Californian Bungalow stole hearts, but not ours. We remained pragmatic, because after all, this asset had to do just one thing;…

The importance of agent relationships – an off market apartment in Brunswick

By Cate Bakos | June 12, 2015

We recently had the privilege of helping a client from Sydney buy his second property (this year!), and this time our brief was to find an apartment which he could purchase in his self managed super fund (SMSF). SMSF properties are a bit trickier than the average investment purchase, and the first one we’d found…

….Moonee Ponds… a proud off-market

By Cate Bakos | May 24, 2015

Only two weeks ago, Amy and I attended an auction in Ascot Vale’s “The Parade” – an enviable address with an easy walk on offer to Union Road’s cafes and the local rail station. Keen buyers challenged us beyond our budget but an advocate from the Eastern Suburbs lurked at the back and slammed a…

..Why a minimum of a 120 days’ settlement is important if you haven’t sold…

By Cate Bakos | May 17, 2015

We had the pleasure of helping a very special family find their new home in Frankston South; the gateway to the Mornington Peninsula bound by the beautiful bay, the hustle and bustle of busy downtown Frankston, and the leafy treetops of sleepy Mount Eliza. This was no ordinary assignment… it had complexity. In this moving…

…When going to auction is a better idea than buying prior…

By Cate Bakos | May 10, 2015

We had the pleasure of working with a lovely (but pragmatic) client recently. She was looking for her ‘Camberwell’ home and had set her sights on this gorgeous Victorian era three bedroom property. We conducted our comparable sales analysis and put together a ‘likely selling range’ projection for our client based on other single fronted…

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